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C'est la Vie

Commonly used in work places or when people are having a tough time.
It is a well-known French quote, and it simply means "That's just life"
Brian: Why does Jake get the promotion? I've been working my ass off all week!

Dan: C'est la Vie my friend, c'est la vie.
by KeV0_ October 28, 2017
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homo-c'est-quois

An undefined quality that leads one to think that a certain person might be a homosexual.
I think that skinny blonde guy over there might be a little - you know...(wrist goes limp)...I dunno what it is...there's a certain homo-c'est-quois about him...
by terrible D. September 17, 2010
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c'est la vie

french expression that is rather famous in english and other languages.

it means "it is the life."

can also be trasnlated into english as:
- "that's life"
- "oh well, shit happens"
a: man! i can't believe we lost by 18 goals!
b: get over it! c'est la vie!
by alperthereal February 10, 2004
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C'est une Pute

French phrase when translated into English means "It's/That's a cunt(sometimes bitch)." Generally said as an angry interjection/insult towards someone/ something distasteful.
Example 1.
Person: C'est une pute Abbigail! (talking to a waywardly pet that has defecated on the floor)

Example 2.
Person 1: Look at those prosti-tots over there.
Person 2: yeah I know they have their camel knuckles hanging out of their shorts. C'est une pute.
by C'estunepute! August 6, 2010
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homo-cestuous

1. relating to an incestuous love affair between family members of the same gender. Most commonly between siblings.
Homo-cestuous is the new gay honey, everybodies doin it.

After the game when Eli and Peyton Manning hugged I got the feeling that at one time their relationship might have been homo-cestuous.
by Nikolai Vincinius October 28, 2010
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c'est la vie

The best useful translation I've heard is "Such is life" - inferring, "This is just the way life is."

An associated idiom, "C'est la guerre", which means "This is war", would likewise best be interpreted as "Such is war.", inferring "This is just the way war is"
Person A: I hate Monday mornings.

Person B: C'est la vie
by Peter T-S December 28, 2005
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c'est quoi ce bordel

C'est quoi ce bordel!!!
by stressed_mess July 17, 2015
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